Unit COMMUNICATION SCIENCE

PHYLOSOPHY AND THEORY OF LANGUAGE

Code	GP003928
CFU	2
Teacher	Nicola Donti
Teachers	Nicola Donti
Hours	24 ore - Nicola Donti
Learning activities	Caratterizzante
Area	Scienze del linguaggio teoriche e applicative
Academic discipline	M-FIL/05
Type of study-unit	Obbligatorio (Required)

GLOTTOLOGY AND LINGUISTICS 1

Code	GP003930
CFU	2
Teacher	Paola Bonucci
Teachers	Paola Bonucci
Hours	24 ore - Paola Bonucci
Learning activities	Caratterizzante
Area	Scienze del linguaggio teoriche e applicative
Academic discipline	L-LIN/01
Type of study-unit	Obbligatorio (Required)
Language of instruction	italian
Contents	Subjects of study are human verbal language and levels of linguistic elaboration (phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax and semantics).
Reference texts	G.Graffi- S. Scalise, Le lingue e il linguaggio. Introduzione alla linguistica, Bologna, Il Mulino
Educational objectives	The course objectives are knowledge of the fundamental properties of human language; ability to analyze linguistic structures at the levels phonetic / phonological, morphological, syntactic and semantic.
Prerequisites	no one
Teaching methods	lessons and exercises
Other information	attendance is compulsory
Learning verification modality	oral exam
Extended program	The course of Linguistics aims to present the methods of the scientific study of language. Students will be provided with tools for the analysis of different levels of linguistic processing. The course will cover the following topics: - Preliminary notions: Definition of linguistics and natural languages. Semiotic systems, communication. - Phonetics and Phonology: Vocal apparatus and classification of sounds. Concept of phoneme. Supra-segmental features. - Morphology: The notion of morpheme. Word classes. Derivation, Composition, Inflexion. Allomorphy and suppletion. Other relevant morphological processes. - Syntax: Valency. Phrase and criteria for phrase identification. Classification of clauses (principal and subordinate). The concept of subject. - Semantic and pragmatics: introduction to the semantic change and to the linguistic acts.
Obiettivi Agenda 2030 per lo sviluppo sostenibile

SOCIOLOGY OF CULTURE AND COMMUNICATION

Code	GP003929
CFU	2
Teacher	Enrico Caniglia
Teachers	Enrico Caniglia
Hours	18 ore - Enrico Caniglia
Learning activities	Base
Area	Scienze propedeutiche
Academic discipline	SPS/08
Type of study-unit	Obbligatorio (Required)
Language of instruction	Italian
Contents	Description of the main sociological approaches to the study of language and communication. Ethnomethodology and Conversationa analysis
Reference texts	Papers edited by the teacher
Educational objectives	The student will learn about the main theoretical and methodological topic of ethnometodology and conversation analysis and their application to the study of linguistic dysfunctions.
Prerequisites	None
Teaching methods	Frontal lessons
Other information	Mandatory attendance
Learning verification modality	Oral examination
Extended program	Critical discussion of traditional linguistic and psychological approaches to the studi of language and human communication. Description of ethnomethodology and conversation analysis. The work of Harvey Sacks. Description of some empirical research on autism and Aphasia